Daily Republican., 1887-12-20
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LONDON, Dec. l9.-The International
cont.s. hotaesn Jake Kilrain. of Balti-
more, snd Jem 6m it'll, OF England, Tor
the diamond belt and the championship
OF thu world, took place to day on the
Island Of st. Pierre, In the River Seine,
France, III the presence of about 100
persons, when l0s rounds were fought.
There was no police interference. q.
W. Atk!LsCD, ths referee, performed
bis nties with satisfaction to all con
oerned. Jem Smith was seconded by
Jack BAldock and Jack Harper, and
was ATTENDED by Jem Flower and Dick
Roberts. Jake Kilrain was seconded
by Charley Mitchell and Ned Donnelly
aud WAS attended by Charley Rowell.
Msssrs. Fleming and Harper acted as
timeseepers and umpires.
kilrsin fought at l84 pounds; Smith
at lSO poGnos, heavier weight than
he aas fought at heretofore
the tsht cumnenc I'd az 2 10 p. m. 1t
WAS lively snd energetic battle Tor
this first three rounds-R quick give and
take, with close spsrfing In the fourth
round k!lraib got In, giving Smith \
smash on taa ear that appeared 10 stun
hin. la the wrestling, which formed
a feature OF number OF succeeding
rounds, Suiih was no match for the
A mo.iosI. Ho hid the worst of every
fail, h!lrsin 81 times canning down
heavily on ME prostrAte Eoo. Tho fight
wsa declared 4 uraT.
Directly slime" was called the men
rsspol dec. The American looked seri
GUS hut determined, white Smitb wore
HE customary gLaile. The attitude OF
each was tOtalIy different IN style,
kt!rain carry Ing mis- right hand lower
Lnan his oppouenf, who seemed all on
wires sua eager for the frGy. The
colGrS BpoTted by BON meu were largely
worn by Tho rival bands OF spec .aIOrs,
tho'e OF hllTain Osaripk the stars and
stri pes, ar irihh harp ard portrait oi
htbseF, while smith, Inside ui U puf.
PIE DorleE, GpUr..d tAe Uuion JacE aud
tie roy 81 standard surmounCsd by the
! tJ plea. tp rtips pellosr.
I B1ne TOuLGe only lated seven aeo
onds, while UtAets W,rj prolot ged tU as
naIy as twenty three seoJIos. smith
/ worked WtE sptandld pioca, and took
his lunlsLmspr without HiuCiug, al,
! though kUoCk j clean down At tee
eig ntet rtu round his slusginR blows
began " tell heavily OF k;rsin'e ughI
eye, whica WEB being rapidly buuSed
i up-nujA IN tnn ieebion in which
5nyeEB treated Hoenau III the fauoui
bgut Of long ago. as u essUh Rl!reil
get we'll nuine " tn lls ioiL on Smiths
ear, which bCou s90lied up 10 an 10
EDrm@I siZb AuG lad to 10 iaact by Dlt
g. conae. Kirain'u bAck heeliDg mt tat
hrt.h OF esca rOund told heavily Oh
Smith, bat Certaiuis up 10 tne foIt,ett
rUund, when tho men hsd been 6gh log
hity mhUute5, tuero wao very htlle u
choose bttW sen them,
Ihs b.tiing was on Smith at TIT
start, Vetrlng 10 kiIraln later. Ther,
was mach " ~restliDg lnaJoau of fighting
Smith had the beet ag the Start, HBl
forced the fighting. kllrsin had tn
advantage il the wrestling. In tn
els shseenlh IouLu AilrAin hib Smith OF
tb9 left ear, causing swelling the BIZ
Of ap egg, ana Knocking nIm down
kllrSsL's iGnG eye vas closed. Tn
night varied until the dftte entl rouna
tLHn Kiirain ial until th1 nineteenth
kaocsiAg down Smith three times al,
: bs.nE kpocEed GoRu himself Cnce. TIL
sGei!IpE on pMigh's ear Durst to hi
great Ioiief
a fer IEe HiEoteentb round Smith
strength Tetcrusa and be held his own
He hAd the best OF tLe last six rounds
10th men hghlng at quickly and q
s,TUp2ly al a. he start.
The reierea ordered that the fight b
resumed TO morrow, bat iaLer Smitl
aud K.lraiu expressed mutual rcspec
for esch other, swOre eternal friend
shiY, agreed to consider the fight |
Ura@ and pledged each other TO hgh
Sullivan.
Tho general opinion ie that the fgh
was the RameBi heavy weight contes
OF IEe present generation.
The luen reached Paris at q late hou
tonight ailoi q tedious journey. Thou8l
Smith had the worst Of the falls d
ieught ep eadidiy under great ditfieul
tios, aad was as fresh as Kilrain whel
asrk uus3 stopps6 the fight at 4 45
There " ero l0G rounds fought, lasttrI
!Wo anu Il hali hyurs.